Fundamentals of Public Speaking

Catalog description

This essential course in speaking and listening skills instructs students in the principles and procedures that promote effective oral communication. This course focuses on audience analysis, determination of purpose, listening, and how to acquire and use supporting material, and message organization. This course also helps develop delivery skills that will enhance the message through the practice of effective non-verbal communication in the public speaking context. The course will reinforce speaking, reading, listening, writing, and information literacy skills. This course will teach students how to address a broad range of topics and how to address audiences using respectful language.